Cost of living comparison
Egypt is 64.7% cheaper than Belize.
If you lived in Egypt instead of Belize, you would:
pay 67.0% less for restaurants
Belize
|
Egypt
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.60
$11.24
|
$2.69
E£125.73
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.11
$12.27
|
$3.27
E£152.85
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.46
$2.92
|
$0.25
E£11.66
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.04
$2.08
|
$0.14
E£6.57
|
|
pay 72.6% less for groceries
Belize
|
Egypt
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.62
$3.24
|
$0.40
E£18.76
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.14
$10.31
|
$1.23
E£57.38
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$9.14
$18.34
|
$2.42
E£112.94
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.23
$4.47
|
$1.12
E£52.34
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.52
$5.06
|
$1.58
E£74.03
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.70
$5.41
|
$0.40
E£18.87
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.53
$1.06
|
$0.22
E£10.26
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.55
$1.09
|
$0.14
E£6.45
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.29
$2.59
|
$0.13
E£5.89
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.14
$2.29
|
$0.12
E£5.57
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.87
$1.75
|
$0.10
E£4.69
|
|
pay 69.0% less for transportation
Belize
|
Egypt
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.71
$15.46
|
$1.02
E£47.59
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$20.00
$40.13
|
$7.97
E£372.68
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$24,812.07
$49,790.86
|
$15,876.53
E£742,227.68
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$26.89
$53.96
|
$1.85
E£86.26
|
|
pay 78.5% less for housing
Belize
|
Egypt
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$107.37
$215.46
|
$10.98
E£513.45
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$351.88
$706.13
|
$109.16
E£5,103.43
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$285.96
$573.85
|
$71.02
E£3,320.04
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$84.78
$170.14
|
$16.81
E£786.02
|
|
pay 61.0% less for childcare
Belize
|
Egypt
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$149.45
$299.91
|
$58.30
E£2,725.63
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters | ?? |
$1,699.22
E£79,438.32
|
|
pay 63.0% less for entertainment and sports
Belize
|
Egypt
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.68
$5.39
|
$1.45
E£67.64
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.22
$8.47
|
$1.03
E£48.15
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.24
$8.51
|
$1.57
E£73.38
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$39.44
$79.15
|
$15.18
E£709.63
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$10.00
$20.07
|
$3.13
E£146.22
|
|
pay 41.5% less for clothing
Belize
|
Egypt
|
||
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$45.28
$90.86
|
$17.23
E£805.29
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$26.77
$53.71
|
$28.02
E£1,310.08
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$96.61
$193.86
|
$63.69
E£2,977.46
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$112.84
$226.44
|
$28.91
E£1,351.71
|
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